text_original: There are some provinces Europe that seem to have a natural claim to an inde CHARLES, KING OF THE FRANKS, 773 799 163 pendent life, and yet that have always found that in  dependence menaced by the expansion of more powerful neighbours. Burgundy and Aquetaine failed to make good their claim to a national life of their own ; Bavaria, more fortunate in the end, only succeeded by centuries of contest in avoiding the danger of absorption in the German kingdom of the north.
text_transcription: THERE ARE SOME PROVINCES OF EUROPE THAT SEEM TO HAVE A NATURAL CLAIM TO AN INDEPENDENT LIFE AND YET THAT HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THAT INDEPENDENCE MENACED BY THE EXPANSION OF MORE POWERFUL NEIGHBORS BURGUNDY AND AQUITAINE FAILED TO MAKE GOOD THEIR CLAIM TO A NATIONAL LIFE OF THEIR OWN BAVARIA MORE FORTUNATE IN THE END ONLY SUCCEEDED BY CENTURIES OF CONTEST IN AVOIDING THE DANGER OF ABSORPTION IN THE GERMAN KINGDOM OF THE NORTH
phonemes: ðɛɹˌɑːɹ sˌʌm pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz jˈʊɹɹəp ðæt sˈiːm tə hæv ɐ nˈætʃɚɹəl klˈeɪm tʊ ɐn ˌɪndə tʃˈɑːɹlz, kˈɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈæŋks, sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː pˈɛndənt lˈaɪf, ænd jˈɛt ðæt hæv ˈɔːlweɪz fˈaʊnd ðæt ɪn dᵻpˈɛndəns mˈɛnɪst baɪ ðɪ ɛkspˈænʃən ʌv mˈɔːɹ pˈaʊɚfəl nˈeɪbɚz. bˈɜːɡʌndi ænd ɐkwˈɛteɪn fˈeɪld tə mˌeɪk ɡˈʊd ðɛɹ klˈeɪm tʊ ɐ nˈæʃənəl lˈaɪf ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ; bɐvˈɛɹiə, mˈɔːɹ fˈɔːɹtʃənət ɪnðɪ ˈɛnd, ˈoʊnli səksˈiːdᵻd baɪ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ʌv kˈɑːntɛst ɪn ɐvˈɔɪdɪŋ ðə dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ʌv ɐbsˈɔːɹpʃən ɪnðə dʒˈɜːmən kˈɪŋdəm ʌvðə nˈɔːɹθ.